Hi, I'm from FL and have had an AF since last summer. This is my second that I know of. The first was 12 years ago when my husband was overseas for 6 months. That one cleared up without medical help.
This one started from stress, too... but it is not going away. I visited a CRS a month ago, hoping he could help with the AF so I could finally get a colonoscopy (my regular drs been bugging me) Well - the exam was horrid and afterwards he just prescribed RectiCare (lidocaine) and told me to take Konsyl. I told him caines bothered me... he said "this one won't"... he was wrong. I used just a teeny bit of the RectiCare which I rinsed of right away due to intense burning. I ended up with a painful rash that made everything worse. The Konsyl didn't seem to be a plus, either.
Before I went to the CRS the AF was somewhat interfering in my life...Now... it's my whole life. I've been getting spasms that can last 12 hours or more... before this it was a couple of hours, usually. The itching and burning is crazily intensified. There's lots of crying going on and I rarely leave the house.
I need to see another CRS but I live in a rural area so need to go about an hour away to find one who sounds good. I'm afraid to make an appt because I can't trust my body to be able to get there without screaming.
The previous one was so bad (I called the office twice after I saw him and was told there was nothing else to be done besides the creme to which I was allergic!) that I joined angie's list just to give a review.
To add insult to injury my back went out a couple days ago. I can't win.
Thanks to everyone who posts here... It's been helpful.
Diane